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14  Acids and Bases
pH CALCULATION SITUATIONS
Ch 14
1. strong acid solution – determine [H+], calculate pH
Calculate the pH of 0.00125M HNO3

2. strong base solution – determine [OH-], calculate pOH, calculate pH

Calculate the pH of 0.00125M KOH

3. weak acid solution – determine [H+] using ICE box, calculate pH

Calculate the pH of 0.00125M HOCl Ka = 3.5 x 10-8

4. weak base solution – determine [OH-] using ICE box, calculate pOH, calculate pH
Calculate the pH of 0.00125M NH3 Kb = 1.8 x 10-5

5. salt of a weak acid – write hydrolysis, calc Kb, determine [OH-] using ICE box, calc pOH, calc pH
Calculate the pH of 0.00125M NaOCl

6. salt of a weak base – write hydrolysis, calc Ka, determine [H+] using ICE box, calc pH
Calculate the pH of 0.00125M NH4Cl

7. diprotic acid solution – assume all [H+] from first ionization, determine [H+] using ICE box, calculate pH
Calculate the pH of 0.00125M H2CO3 Ka1 = 4.2 x 10-7 Ka2 = 4.8 x 10-11

For Later…
Ch 15
8. mixture of acid and base – calculate moles of H+ and OH-, determine moles of excess H+ or OH-,
determine total volume, calculate [H+] or [OH-], calculate pH
Calculate the pH of 20.0 mL of 0.00125M HNO3 + 30.0 mL of 0.00125M KOH

9. pH of a buffer with equal concentrations of donor [HA] and acceptor [A]

pH = pKa or pOH = pKb

10. pH of a buffer with unequal concentrations of donor [HA] and acceptor [A]
Henderson-Hasselbach equation

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pH = 2.903 pH = 11.097 pH = 5.18 pH = 10.15 pH = 9.28 pH = 6.08 pH = 4.64 pH = 10.398